How to Use planetoid in a Sentence

planetoid

noun
  • But there was another very large, Mars-sized planetoid that was in an almost identical orbit to Earth’s.
    Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
  • After an initial, heart-pounding inspection of strange eggs in the planetoid, the deadly alien species is accidentally brought onto the ship.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • After an initial, heart-pounding inspection of strange eggs in the planetoid, the deadly alien species is accidentally brought onto the ship.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.
    Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
  • It's aptly named after LV-426, the infamous planetoid that the interstellar towing vessel USCSS Nostromo set down upon to discover the derelict spaceship and its insidious contents in the classic 1979 feature film.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026

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